One more SF 8X32 or SFL 8X40? (16 Viewers)

[Fab31]

I received the SF.

First, no plastic around the binocular. Is it a Zeiss choice?

Then, there' s dust on the optical outside, I did not yet check into.
I suppose seller showed it at some customers.

About warranty, there's no specific paper. I supposé invoice is enough ( for exemple, Nikon need invoice + warranty paper.

About eyepieces, they are not similar. One is hard to extension, maybe too hard and the other is easier, probably too easier on first position and I think he won't stay in thiz position if I have to use like that.
Currently, i use them totally extend.

1st pictures here. ( dont know why quality picture is bad like that)

 

[MiddleRiver]

I suspect that sometimes, super deals which are sold as 'open box' or 'like new in box' are the result of dealers who have had returns, exactly because buyers are very picky and reject something because for instance, one eye cup is a little stiffer than the others. When you spend $3k or thereabouts, you expect perfection. So people end up with boxes with broken seals, a little dust on items, etc. but really, they are 'new' and unused. I had the experience of receiving a 'refurb' Noctivid, directly from Leica (in order to resolve an issue with used pair I had purchased from dealer), which looked new and unused in every way. Was it a good-will offer from Leica (heavily discounted since I had originally intended to buy a used item), or was it something they had 'on the shelf' because of a return or was it a demo, or what?

Sounds like you got great bins for a good discount. enjoy!

 

[Isthatascratch?]

I suspect that sometimes, super deals which are sold as 'open box' or 'like new in box' are the result of dealers who have had returns, exactly because buyers are very picky and reject something because for instance, one eye cup is a little stiffer than the others. When you spend $3k or thereabouts, you expect perfection. So people end up with boxes with broken seals, a little dust on items, etc. but really, they are 'new' and unused. I had the experience of receiving a 'refurb' Noctivid, directly from Leica (in order to resolve an issue with used pair I had purchased from dealer), which looked new and unused in every way. Was it a good-will offer from Leica (heavily discounted since I had originally intended to buy a used item), or was it something they had 'on the shelf' because of a return or was it a demo, or what?

Sounds like you got great bins for a good discount. enjoy!

Are Zeiss serial numbers sequential and not random in any way?

 

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I received the SF.

First, no plastic around the binocular. Is it a Zeiss choice?

Then, there' s dust on the optical outside, I did not yet check into.
I suppose seller showed it at some customers.

About warranty, there's no specific paper. I supposé invoice is enough ( for exemple, Nikon need invoice + warranty paper.

About eyepieces, they are not similar. One is hard to extension, maybe too hard and the other is easier, probably too easier on first position and I think he won't stay in thiz position if I have to use like that.
Currently, i use them totally extend.

1st pictures here. ( dont know why quality picture is bad like that)

I would return it with those faulty eyecups. You shouldn't have to put up with that, even with an open box deal on expensive binoculars like those.

 

[Paultricounty]

Suggestion try out the binocuars and see if everthing else is good opticaly and your enjoing the glass, the fit and the mechanics. Then, if the eyecups are not a deal breaker, keep them and enjoy yourself. If they still bother you, send them to Zeiss, and they will fix them up real nice. While there they will make sure everything is to spec before shipping them back to you. I do this on a lot of used bins that I buy, to get them just right, OCD and all you know.

 

[Pinewood]

I received the SF.
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About warranty, there's no specific paper. I supposé invoice is enough ( for exemple, Nikon need invoice + warranty paper.

Bonjour Fab31,

In the USA, Zeiss no longer provides a warranty document, but one registers the purchase online. Perhaps, the same is true in the EU.

Bon chance,
Arthur

 

[Scott98]

They look beautiful! Can't see the glass too well but they look like mint condition to me. The eyecups are pretty much cheap plastic and you can call Zeiss and get a couple new ones if you want.